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Harry Potter in German, not Czech

Posted by jamie on from the foreign-key dept.

The official translation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix into German is scheduled to hit shelves on November 8. But at the Harry auf deutsch site (here's Google's English), a community has sprung up to perform a distributed translation. Every volunteer works on five pages, with the aid of a Potter-specific dictionary, and after turning in a German version, works on the prose to ensure it reads smoothly. In an unrelated effort, some schoolboys who did a Czech translation and posted it to a private website have been sued by Albatros, the Czech publishing house who will have the official translation out in February. Looks like Harry is crushing more than the Hulk.

Oh, and please don't post spoilers, it's still too early :)

11 of 304 comments (clear)

  1. premier poste by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ce premier poste est dedie a Champollion ! :-)

  2. My Preeeecioouusss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Back trolls, Back!

    I command you to return to mordor.

  3. In Soviet Russia... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...Harry Potter translates YOU!

  4. Ode to Pop Ice by User+956 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    One and a half ounces
    of sweetness
    of frozen syrupy sweetness
    slipping between my lips.

    Cool this warm night;
    numb my tongue
    and turn it blue
    or red
    or green.

    I cannot stop at one;
    I have another
    and soon
    brain freeze
    forehead throbbing
    yet I cannot stop.

    Pleasure and pain
    frosty and sugary
    the freezer is empty
    I'll have to buy more
    Pop Ice.

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
  5. YES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have noticed that the IN SOVIET RUSSIA trolls are on the rise again. This is a great sign, as they are mostly quality IN SOVIET RUSSIA posts, not half assed fuckups.

    Soviet Russia is BACK. LONG LIVE SOVIET RUSSIA!

    1. Re:YES! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      In Soviet Russia, troll half fucks up the ass of YOU!

  6. THIS IS WRONG ! TRINITY DIES ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
  7. Hermione, student, dead at 14 by more+fool+you · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - trainee witch Hermione was found dead in Hogwarts this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Harry Potter community will miss her - even if you didn't enjoy her work, there's no denying her contributions to making the author very rich. Truly a Muggle icon.

    your troll generator is sexist

  8. Oblig. Monty Python Reference by thePfhitz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    A lawsuit from Albatros? D'you get wafers with it?

  9. Re:Eine Gespoiler fur die Deutche by stud9920 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I didnt read the book yet actually. It seems it is cvxzsvzcxivzcxrvcxizcvxucvzxsvzcxbzvcxlvzcxazvcxcz vcxkzcvx who dies anyway (remove VZCXs).

    How did you know I am from Belgium ?

  10. guess who dies!!!!!!! by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Its.....Its.....Im not gonna tell you....but Dumbldore fights Voldemort (shiver) kool scean...when transfered to movie, I bet it rivals the yoda fight scean from SWE2....but it will be better cause the story is much better :-)

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